Business License Reform

Starting a business should be an exciting time. I remember starting my first business and being filled with all the excitement of the possibilities this endeavor could bring to my family. However, dealing with your government shouldn’t be a nightmare. It’s already difficult enough trying to understand what it will take for your business to succeed. Your whole attention should be on your business, not complying with what the government demands of you.

I will transform the office of the Secretary of State into a one stop shop for all your business start-up questions. With modern technology I will bridge the divide between the current state business portal and county/municipal governments. You shouldn’t have to worry about going to municipality after municipality, or county after county to figure out what it will take to start or maintain your business. I will build a truly one stop business portal for all South Carolina businesses.

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You probably didn’t know this, but you have no accountability as a citizen over our election process within this state. Those who run and are entrusted with protecting the integrity of our election process are un-elected bureaucrats. When something goes horribly wrong within our elections you do not get the opportunity at the ballot box